Irrigating apparatus.



J. L. PENNINGTON. IRRIGATING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED MAY 28. 1918. 1,300,866. 1 Patented Apr. 15,1919.

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IRRIGATING APPARATUS.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 15, 1919..

Application mea May as, 191s. serial No. 237,181.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, J osErI-I L. PENNING- TON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Tonopah, in the county of Nye and State of Nevada, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Irrigating Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in apparatus for irrigating, and it consists in the combinations, constructions, and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a device which maybe used in connection with flowing streams, and by means of which the water from the stream may be elevated a'bove the banks thereof and delivered to the'surrounding country.

A further object .of .my invention is to provide anlirrigating device for elevating waterfrorn a stream,` which may be operated Yat a minimumexpense. Y

A further object of my invention is to provide an irrigating device which .also serves as a dam to lback up the water, thus conserving the' same and-permitting the use of the water at a time when it is needed. A further object of my invention is to provide a combined dam and water elevator, which, during flood time, may beraised to permit the flow of water pastthe device, and which may be loweredl whenthe flood has passed, so as to be in position to elevate the water and to distribute itV to the surrounding country. l l

vOther objects and advantages will appear Y in the following specication, and `the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The device hereinV described is similar to thatV described in my prior patent No. 1,258,240, March 5, 1918.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification, and in which:

Figure l is a side view of a portion of a battery of a preferred form of water 'elevators; f

Fig. 2 is a section along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; f

Fig. 3 is a sectional view alongthe line 3 3 of Fig. 1. i

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view of a portion of the device shown in Fig. 3.`

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the water receptacles, and l Fig. 6 is a detail view of one of the cams for raising the gate valve.

In the prior patent an automatically con trolled device is disclosed. In the present application, the device is controlled by a power mechanism. In this form the casing 8, which is guided in the frame 4, is provided with a gate valve 35, see Fig. 4, which `Works in a guideway 36. The gate valve has a pin 37 which enters a slot 38 in the cam Wheel 39, see Fig. 6. This cam wheel is mounted on a shaft 40 which bears a worm gear 41 arranged to be engaged by a worm 42 on the shaft 43, bearing a bevel gear 44. The bevel gear 44 meshes in turn with a bevel ear 45 on the shaft 46 having a bevel gear 4 arranged to engage a gear 48 carried bythe shaft 49. The latter shaft is supported-on the framework 4 by means of brackets 50, and is designed to be run by a sprocket and chain connection 51 which extends across the device to the opposite side. On the opp0- site side is an outlet gate valve 35 whichis operated in precisely the same manner as the gate valve 35, that is to say, it is operated by a `cam device which is timed to open the gate valve at the proper moment.

At the upper end of the casing 8 is a gate valve 52 which is operated by a cam 53 driven by a sprocket chain 54 through the mediumof a shaft 49? and gearing precisely like that already described in connection with the gate 35.

These water elevators arcdesigned to be disposed equally across a stream from bank to bank. When the casings 8 are in their lower positions, in which instance they are held ingposition by means of the sand boxes 9, these casings form a dam which impounds .water so that a comparatively shallow stream may be backed up until it has considerable depth. The cam wheels 39, 53, and 39', are timed to open their respective gate valves at the proper moment, these cam wheels being run continuously. In operation the gate 52 is opened while the receptacle 15 is in its lower position. At a definite time, which is sufficient for lling the receptacle'l, the cam 53 will shut the gate 52 while the cam 39 will open the gate 35. Water will now be permitted to enter into the interior of the casing 8 and will ioat the box 14. When the latter rises the valve 26 will be operated in the manner already described, andthe water 15 will empty into the trough 5. When the box 14 has reached the limit of its upward movement, the cam 39 will close the gate valve 85. When the receptacle l5 is empty, the cam 39 will open the gate valve 35 and permit the water to pass out from underneath the buoyant box le, thus permitting the latter to move downwardly into its initial position, the valve 26 closing in the downward movement.

It will be seen that I have provided a series of devices which will raise the water by the buoyant force of the water itself. Where only a few of these devices are used it is not necessary to time their action accurately, that is to say, if all were emptying at one time into the trough 5, the latter may be large enough to accommodate the water, but in the event that a large number of water elevating devices is used, the regulation of the discharge of the various water elevator units is necessary. The discharge should preferably be consecutive so that a constant stream of water may issue from the trough 5. This is accomplished by the cam wheels, these wheels being, as stated, arranged so that when they are driven at a given speed, they open or shut their respective valves at a given time, this time depending of course upon the time taken to fill the receptacle 15 and to empty it, or to cause the box to ascend or descend.

In time of high water the sand may be dumped from the sand boxes 9 and the casings 8 as well as the box 14 may be floated. The high water then may be allowed to pass underneath the casings 8, that is to say, through the framework 4;, thus preventing damage to the battery which may again be lowered into place when the flood has passed so as to be in -position to elevate the the water for irrigation purposes when it is needed.

I claim:

1. A water elevating device comprising a guide frame, a floatable casing slidably disposed in said guide frame, weights carried by said casing for normally retaining the casing at the bottom of the frame, a slidable buoyant box disposed within the casing, said box having a water receptacle at its top, a power operated gate carried by the casing for admitting the water of the stream into said receptacle, a power controlled inlet at the bottom of the casing for admitting water underneath the buoyant box to float the same, a power controlled outlet carried by the casing at the bottom for discharging water from underneath the buoyant box and thereby permitting the return of the box to its lower position, an automatically operated gate valve carried by the receptacle for permitting the discharge of water from the receptacle when the box is in its upper position, and a trough carried by said guide frame for receiving the water discharged from said receptacle.

' from underneath the buoyant box and there- 2. A water elevating device comprising a guide frame, a loatable casing slidably disposed in said guide frame, weights carried by said casing for normally retaining the casing at the bottom of the frame, a slidable buoyant box disposed within the casing, said box having a water receptacle at its top, a power operated gate carried by the casing for admitting the water of the stream into said receptacle, a power controlled inlet at the bottom of the casing for admitting water underneath the buoyant box to 'float the same, an out-let carried by the casing at the bottom for discharging water from underneath the buoyant box and thereby per-V mitting the return of the box to its lower position, means for operating said outlet, an automatically operated gate valve carried by the receptacle for permitting the discharge of water from the receptacle when the box is in its upper position, and a trough carried by the said guide frame for receiving the water discharged from said receptacle. i Y

3. A water elevating deviceV lcomprising 90 a guide frame, a floatable casing slidably disposed in said guide frame, weights carried by said casing for normally retaining the casing at the bottom of the frame, a slidable buoyant box disposed within Vthe 95 casing, said box having a water receptacle at its top, a power operated gate carried by the casing for admitting the water of the stream into said receptacle, an inlet at the bottom of the casing for admitting water underneath the buoyant box to float the same, means for controlling the inlet, a power controlled-outlet carried byA the casing at the bottom for discharging water by permitting the return of the box to its lower position, an automatically operated gate valve carried by the receptacle for permitting the discharge of water from the receptacle when the box is in its upper position, anda trough carried by said guide frame for receiving the water discharged from said receptacle.

4. A water elevating device `comprising a guide frame, a iioatable casing-slidably disposed in said guide rame,rweights carried by said casing for normally retaining the casing at the bottom of thelframe, a slidable buoyant boxdisposed within the casing, said box having a water receptacle at its top, a power operated gate carried by the casing for admitting the water ofV the stream into said receptacle, and a power controlled inlet at the bottom of the casing for admitting water underneath the buoyant box to float the same.

5. A water elevating device comprising a guide frame, a iioatable casing slidably disposed in said guide frame, weights car-V ried by said casing :for normally retaining the casing at the bottom of the frame, a slidable buoyant box disposed within the casing, said box having a water receptacle at its top, a power operated gate carried by the casing for admitting the water of the stream into said receptacle, a power controlled inlet at the bottom of the casing for admitting water underneath the buoyant box to float the same, and a power controlled outlet carried by the casing at the bottom for discharging water from underneath the buoyant box, and thereby permitting the return of the box to its lower position.

6. A water elevating device comprising a guide frame, a Hoatable casing slidably disposed in said guide frame, weights carried by said easing for normally retaining the casing at the bottom of the frame, a slidable buoyant box disposed within the casing, said box having a water receptacle at its top, a power operated gate carried by the easing for admitting the water of the stream into said receptacle, a power controlled inlet at the bottom of the casing for admitting water underneath the buoyant box to float the same, a power controlled outlet carried by the casing at the bottom for discharging water from underneath the buoyant box and thereby permitting the return of the box to its lower position, and an automatically operated gate valve carried by the receptacle for permitting the discharge of water from the receptacle when the box is in its upper position.

JOSEPH LANGSTON PEN NINGTON.

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